Taharqa the Peaceful and Esarhaddon the Holy
In 673 BC, the mighty Assyrian Empire marched against Egypt, determined to achieve a conquest greater than any Assyrian king had accomplished before. Instead, its army suffered a humiliating defeat.
My voice is a bit different because I am recovering from a bad cold. Editing is probably more choppy than usual. Such is life.
But why did King Esarhaddon invade Egypt in the first place? And how had Egypt, after centuries of political fragmentation, become powerful enough to resist the greatest empire in the ancient Near East?
In this episode of Oldest Stories, we explore the remarkable reign of…
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